The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-03-31
THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNION.
Nearly All of Them Have Enjoyed Their
Country Homes.

Nearly All of Them Have Enjoyed Their
Country Homes.
Almost every President that this
country has had has passed part of
his career in the delights OF a country
home. -
Washington, as everybody knows,
owned large estate at Mount Vernon,
where he retired after his two terms in
the Presidency. His death, it will be
remembered, was caused from exposure
incident to his duties on the plantation,
which he delighted to manage in per-
son.
after his term in the Presidency had
expired, to a country seat, Quincy,
near Boston, and engaged in agricultural
pursuits.
Jefferson, after his retirement from
public life, established himself at his
home, Monticello, Va, where he enter
tanned his friends, managed his estate,
and died regretted by a large number
of servants and domestics, whom he had
with him to the last.
Madison, after his term OF Office had
expired retired to Montpelier. Va, where
he anne rector of the University OF
Virginia and engaged in agricultural
pursuits.
life, took up his residence at Oak Hill,
Va, where he entertained his friends
royalIy, SO much so, in fact. that he
soon found the bottom of his purse, and
was finally obliged to give up his prince
ly estate and take up his residence
with relatives in New York, where he
was still making his home at the time of
his death.
John Quincy Adams, after his term
of office had expired, retired to the old
family estate Quincy" in Mass
achusetts, but responded to his country's
call again, and died at his post OF duty
In Washington, where he had been sent
as member of Congress.
Jackson, as everybody knows, retired
to the Hermitage, Nashville, where he
died.
Van Buren,, after his term in Office ex-
pired, retired to Undertook, n. Y,
and there ended his days.
Harrison, who died during his term in
the Presidency. was buried at his home
in North Bend, Ohio, and there his re-
mains still lie.
Tyler was accustomed to country life.
and uelighted in it, as 1t brought him
recollectionS of early days, when his
father was one of the largest land
owners in Virginia.
Polk, whose early days were spent in
| the country as the son OF ii farmer,
! looked forward to comfortable life OF
| retirement, just beside Nashville, after
| his term Of service in the PIesi
| dency. but had been only three months
away from Washington when deatf
| Gale: him.
Yaylor, who had worked on pianta
ito ,..rins his early life, had looket
| f.. M.!r,. with pleasure 10 quiet lie OF
hlo % st,c a. Baton Rouge, La, after re
tim ..,,fn lis war service. He hat
scarcely begun this, however, wnen n
was ca.lel to the Presidency, ami be
fore mis- term had fairly begun his lf
ended.
Fillmore was the son of a farmer ant
spent his early life among rural de
lights.
Pierce ever rememered with affection
the place here his boyhood days wer
spent, an. where he taught countr
school when he arrived at tn earl
years of manhood
B,.~Hanan, after his President labor
were ended, retired to country place
.'Wheatland," in Pennsylvania, where
died.
Lincoln, as everybody knows. wa
reared amid the most primitive {
country life, and retained great affe'
ton for the homely things Of life to tn
day of his sad death.
The same may be said of his success
sor, Johnson, who was in this respec
not unlike his more iilustrious pred
cesSor.
Grant, who was farmer in his earle
days, ended his ! fe in the countr,
heartily wishing, no doubt, that he ha
followed the example of his predecesse
and retired to the country rather ths
have entered the whirlpool Of Ne
York business life.
Mr.. Hayes. as everybody knows, is
retirement, upon farm in Ohio, devo
ing his attention to the duties of a rur;
life and entertaining the many frient
who seek him out in his comparatiy
seclusion.
President Garfield went from b
country home, at Mentor, Ohio, to tt
White House, where he was stricke
down by the assassin's bullet, and h
sorrowing wife and family, after coup
of years in city life, have just dete
min to sell their city home and retul
to their country residence.
President Arthur. after a year
city life, at the close Of his term, no
seeks the country as his only hope
regaining the health lost In his country
service at the White House.
And President Cleveland, followiI
the example of this long line of Preside
tial predecessors, is preparing count
home for himself, only varying Il
order by beginning his country life du
ing his actual term Of service.-[Loui
Vile Post.